Toddler meals for lazy/tired/reluctant cooks

I have a 14 month old who is fed by his wonderful childminder 5 days a week but at the weekend I really struggle for ideas and energy when it comes to what to feed him. We dont eat together in the evening as his dinner time is too early for us so I always make him his own meal.

He is a good eater and will try most things but because he's nosy and full of beans we have a pretty small window to get him to eat; if he gets bored or distracted we're done for. I hate wasting food, especially when I'm knackered and have spent ages making it so I usually resort to a few tried and trusted favourites but I want to mix it up a bit.

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I always just shared what we had. CBA cooking different meals, life's too...

Posted
13/04/2018

I always just shared what we had. CBA cooking different meals, life's too short. So curries, biryanis, pasta, stir fries, roasts, pies, soups, stews. And the occasional but vital 'beige night' of frozen something and chips.

Little sod likes the beige nights best.

I got a mother's day cared from dd (dear daughter) saying 'i love my mummy because she cooks me chicken nuggets'. Seriously child?! What about all the roast dinners I cook you?

Back to the op, as others have said freeze stuff you have that you would give to them. When mine were that age I had frozen portions of sheaprds pie, spag bol and stuff in the freezer for when we were having a takeaway, most of the time we all ate together though at 5.30ish.

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